Chitifa Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Chitifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 148 | 1:104,312 | 14,575 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chitifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chitifa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitifa? popularity and diffusion
Chitifa is the 1,441,361st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitifa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chitifa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 104,312. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 71 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitifi | 86 | 60 | / |
| Chitefa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Shitifa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chitufa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chetifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chutifah | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kitifa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sitifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khistifah | 75 | 11 | / |
| Chitiphat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chiteafea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chitufo | 71 | 42 | / |
| Kithifa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khetifa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shitefa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sitifat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chittiphat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitufoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shetifat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitupha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shetaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cityfast | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitifa
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